Defrosting Guide - GE 164D3370P211 Owner's Manual

Defrosting Guide

Food
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece) 1/4 min.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.) 3 to 7 min.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)
Franks (1 lb.)
Ground meat (1 lb.)
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork 9 to 13 min.
Steaks, chops and cutlets
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer
cut up (2 1 ⁄ to 3 lbs.)
2
Chicken, whole
(2 1 ⁄ to 3 lbs.)
2
Cornish hen
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)
Time Comments
2 to 4 min.
6 to 9 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over
and break up after half the time.
1 to 5 min.
Place unopened package in oven.
2 to 5 min.
Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
2 to 5 min. Place unopened package in oven.
Microwave just until franks can be
separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if
necessary, to complete defrosting.
Turn meat over after half the time.
4 to 6 min.
Use power level 1.
per lb.
4 to 8 min. Place unwrapped meat in cooking
per lb. dish. Turn over after half the time
and shield warm areas with foil.
When finished, separate pieces and
let stand to complete defrosting.
14 to 20 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap
and turn over after half the time. When
finished, separate pieces and microwave
2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary. Let
stand to finish defrosting.
20 to 25 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half
the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
Shield warm areas with foil. Finish
defrosting. If necessary, run cold water
in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
7 to 13 min. Place unwrapped hen in the oven
per lb. breast-side-up. Turn over after half
the time. Run cool water in the
cavity until giblets can be removed.
3 to 8 min. Place unwrapped breast in dish breast-
side-down. After half the time, turn over
per lb.
and shield warm areas with foil. Finish
defrosting. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in
refrigerator to complete defrosting.
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